Diesel fuel additive



United States Patent 0 3,493,354 DIESEL FUEL ADDITIVE Neville MurrayJones, Blackwood, England, assignor to Monsanto Chemical Limited,London, England, a British company No Drawing. Filed Feb. 27, 1967, Ser.No. 619,012 Int. Cl. C101 1/22, 1/30 U.S. Cl. 4457 13 Claims ABSTRACT OFTHE DISCLOSURE Compositions prepared by mixing an organic bariumcompound, a quaternary ammonium salt and a waterimmiscible solvent.These compositions are useful as additives in diesel fuel.

This invention relates to compositions useful as additives in dieselfuel, and to a process for their preparation.

Under certain conditions of operation, the exhaust gases from dieselengines contain a relatively high proportion of unburned hydrocarbonsand suspended soot particles. The smoke produced is unpleasant andinjurious to health, and moreover is indicative of inefiicientutilization of the fuel.

It has been proposed to add compositions contaming barium to dieselfuels with a view to improving certain aspects of the performance of thefuel. Many organic barium compounds such as for example barium phenatesand barium sulphonates have the required solubility in water-immisciblesolvents such as for instance hydrocarbons and it is possible to obtainsolutions of such compounds having high concentrations of barium wherethe organic barium compound is present in association with bariumcarbonate. A shortcoming of such compositions was that the barium waspresent in such a form as to be susceptible to extraction or partialextraction by any water with which the composition or fuel containingthe composition came into contact.

There has now been discovered compositions contaming barium stabilizedin water-soluble form by the presence of an organic nitrogen compoundwhich compositions are useful as addition agents in diesel fuel topromo;e the combustion of the fuel, thereby reducing the proportion ofunburned hydrocarbons and suspended soot particles in the exhaust gasesof diesel engines.

The compositions of the present invention are comprised of (A) anorganic barium compound, (B) an organic nitrogen compound selected fromthe group consisting of (1) Amines represented by the formula wherein Ris selected from the group consisting of straight and branched chained Calkyl radicals and straight and branched chained C alkylene radicals,each R is independently selected from the group consisting of C alkylradicals, C alkylene radicals and substituted C alkyl and alkyleneradicals wherein the substituents are selected from the group consistingof aryl, aralkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkyleneoxy, polyalkylenoxy andhydroxyalkylene radicals, x and y are integers from O to 2 provided x+yis 2;

(2) Mixtures of (1);

(3) Compounds represented by the formula wherein R has the same meaningas above and n is an integer from 2 to 6;

(4) Mixtures of (3);

(5) Quarternary ammonium salts represented by the formula R! RI IR whereeach R has the same meaning as above providing the total number ofcarbon atoms in all of the R radicals is at least 12 and X is selectedfrom the group consisting of halide and sulfate ions, d is the valenceof X and is an integer from 1 to 2; and

(6) Mixtures of (5) and (C) A water immiscible solvent;

Wherein the amount of the organic nitrogen compound in the compositionis less than the amount of the organic component of the organic bariumcompound.

In addition to the components specified above, the solution may alsoadvantageously contain a stabilizing agent, in the absence of which acomposition of the invention may show a tendency to deposit a sedimenton long standing.

The organic barium compound in compositions of the invention can be, forexample, a barium phenate, such as a barium alkyl phenate, a barium bisphenate, such as a barium alkylene (bis) phenate or barium thiobisphenate, a barium sulfonate, such as a barium petroleum sulfonate orbarium alkylbenzene sulfonate, or a barium carboxylate, such as a bariumaromatic carboxylate. The organic barium compound is preferably presentin association with barium carbonate.

In the compositions of the present invention, the preferred organicbarium compounds are the barium alkylphenates. Suitable bariumalkylphenates can contain one or more alkyl groups, for example, fromone to three alkyl groups, preferably at least one of which has 6 ormore carbon atoms, for example, from 6 to 22 carbon atoms. Mostpreferred are mono-alkylphenates wherein the alkyl group contains from 8to 18 carbon atoms, for example, barium octylphenate, bariumnonylphenate, barium dodecylphenate, and barium octadecylphenate.

Barium petroleum sulfonates and barium alkylbenzene sulfonates that canbe used are characterized by the presence in the molecule of arelatively long hydrocarbon chain, but there may also be present otherhydrocarbon groupings, for example, cycloaliphatic groupings. Sulfonatesderived from petroleum sulfonic acids and alkylbenzene sulfonic acidshaving molecular weights or average molecular weights in the range 300to 600 are those generally used in practice.

Examples of barium aromatic carboxylates are barium benzoates and bariumsalicylates, more particularly alkylbenzoates and barium alkylsalicylates having at least one nuclear alkyl group containing 6 or morecarbon atoms.

The amount of barium in a composition of the invention will generally bethe maximum consistent with the solubility of the particular compound inthe Water immiscible solvent selected, and with the stability of thecomposition. In certain instances compositions containing 30% by weightof barium can be obtained, but more usually the barium represents from15 to 25% by weight of the total composition. Where theb arium ispresent as a complex of an organic barium compound and barium carbonate,the proportions of the total barium associated with the respectivecomponents of the complex can vary from about 2:1 to 1:5.

Where the organic nitrogen compound is an amine in compositions of theinvention, the requirement for substantial water insolubility generallyrequires the presence in the amine of at least one aliphatic hydrocarbongroup of 6 or more carbon atoms. Preferably the total number of carbonatoms in the amine is at least 12. The amine can be primary, secondaryor tertiary. The primary amines may be generally represented by theformula RNH where R has the same meaning as above. In practice, thegroup R normally contains not more than 22 carbon atoms. Examples ofsuch amines are octylamine, dodecylamine, hexadeeylamine,hexadecenylamine, heptadecylamine, heptadecenylamine,heptadecadienylamine, octadecylamine, octadecenylamine,octadecadienylamine, amethyl heptadecylamine and tit-methylhexadecenylamine. Mixtures of such amines can also be used.

Suitable secondary amines include those having the formula RRNH, where Rand R have the same significance as above. Included in secondary aminesare those having substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon groups for instance ahydroxyethyl group, an a-hydroxy(polyalkyleneoxy) group, an aryl groupfor example phenyl, or an aralkyl group for example benzyl.

The suitable tertiary amines include those having the formula RN(R whereR and R have the same significance as above. A preferred sub-class ofsuch amines are compounds having the formula (CHzCHzOMH (GH2CH20)bHwhere a and b are each an integer from 1 to 5 and most preferred arecompounds of this formula where a and b are both 1 and R" is analiphatic hydrocarbon radical containing from 16 to carbon atoms.

A further class of amines useful in compositions of the invention can beselected are the alkylene diamines and polyalkylene polyamines in whichat least one nitrogen atom is linked to an aliphatic hydrocarbon groupof 6 or more carbon atoms.

The most suitable quaternary ammonium salts useful in the compositionsof the invention are those containing at least two hydrocarbon groups,each of 6 or more carbon atoms, attached to the nitrogen atom. Theremaining groups may be hydrocarbon groups each containing fewer than 6carbon atoms, for instance, alkyl groups containing up to 4 carbonatoms. The hydrocarbon groups containing 6 or more carbon atoms in suchcompounds can be selected from for instance straight and branched chain,saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon groups, preferably thosecontaining from 6 to 22 carbon atoms, and aralkyl groups. Commerciallyavailable quaternary ammonium compounds, especially those containingaliphatic hydrocarbon groups of at least 6 carbon atoms are oftenmixtures of individual compounds in which the size of the hydrocarbongroups varies, for example, from C to C Such commercially availablemixtures are suitable for use in the compositions of the presentinvention. Examples of preferred quaternary ammonium salts are thedimethyl dialkyl ammonium chlorides and bromides, in which the cationhas the formula (CH NR' where R is an alkyl cgHlq to C H radical. Inother instances R can be an olefinically unsaturated C3 to C group, forinstance hexadecenyl, octadecenyl or octadecadienyl. Examples of othersuitable quaternary ammonium salts are the alkenyldimethylethyl ammoniumchlorides and bromides where the alkenyl group is octadecenyl oroctadecadienyl, alkylbenzyldimethyl ammonium chlorides and bromideswhere alkyl can vary from C H to C13H3q and the correspondingethylbenzyl compounds, and the alkyltrimethyl ammonium chlorides andbromides where alkyl can vary from a 19 to rs a'r- The optimumconcentration of the organic nitrogen compound in the compositions ofthe invention will of course depend on the nature and proportions of theother components as well as on the nature of the compound itself, but isreadily ascertainable and is generally within the range of from about 2to about 12% by weight of the composition. Such a range taken inconjunction with the usual range of barium contents referred to abovecorresponds to a ratio by weight of organic nitrogen compound to bariumin the composition of the invention of from about 1:1.25 to about1212.5.

In general, satisfactory compositions which contain from 2.5% to 7.5% byweight of organic nitrogen compound can be obtained by mixing suchcompound with a solution of the organic barium compound. Where acomposition containing a primary amine having an aliphatic hydrocarbongroup of from 12 to 22 carbon atoms is produced by a method in which theamine is present during the formation of the organic barium compound, itis sometimes advantageous to use a somewhat larger amount of the primaryamine, equivalent, for example, to 8 to 12% of the total weight of thesolution. In the case of the tertiary amines containing two ethoxyethylgroups, amounts of from 2 to 5% of the total weight of the solution areusually adequate, even where the amine is present during the formationof the organic barium compound.

The water-immiscible solvent in compositions of the invention arehydrocarbons and substituted hydrocarbons and mixtures thereof,preferably containing a significant content of aromatic hydrocarbons.The preferred waterirnmiscible solvent useful in compositions of thisinvention have an atmospheric boiling point of at least about 150 C. andpetroleum naphthas having boiling point ranges with the broad range offrom about 200 C. to about 300 C. Mixtures of such naphthas with, forexample, diesel oil or kerosene, have been found to be esmixed hexanesand heptanes, nonane, dodecane, toluene, pecially suitable. Otherhydrocarbons are, for example, benzene, xylene and mesitylene.

The substituted hydrocarbons can contain oxygen or halides and thus canbe chlorinated hydrocarbon such as carbon tetrachloride,trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, trichloroand tetrachloro benzeneor an ester. Suitable esters are, for example, dicarboxylic acid esterssuch as esters of adipic and azelaic acids with alcohols such as butyl,2-ethylhexyl and dodecyl alcohols. Also monocarboxylic acid esters suchas the esters of butyric, caproic, caprylic, Z-ethylhexanoic,pelargonic, lauric, palmetic and stearic acids can be employed.

Substances that have been found to be especially suitable as stabilizingagents in the compositions of the invention are reaction products ofalkenylsuccinic anhydrides with aliphatic amines, especiallypolyalkylene polyamines. The alkenylsuccinic anhydrides obtained by theaddition to maleic anhydride of low molecular weight C olefin polymersuch as polypropylenes or polyisobutylenes containing, for example, from50 to carbon atoms. Also suitable as stabilizing agents are suchalkenylsuccinic anhydride/ aliphatic amine reaction products modified byreaction with one or more further components, for instance, canboxylicacids, aldehydes or boric oxide.

Alternatively there can be used as stabilizing agents metal-containingsubstances that are known as detergent additives for lubricating oils.These include alkaline earth metal derivatives of petroleum sulphonicacids, of phosphosulphurized terpenes and of phosphosulphun'zedpolyolefins. The alkaline earth metal in such additives can be, forinstance, calcium or barium. Where it is barium, the metal derivativecan have the dual role of providing the barium in a soluble form and ofstabilizing the composition, that is to say no other barium compoundneed be present.

The amount of stabilizing agent will vary according to the particularagent concerned, and the other components of the mixture. Usually,however, the effect of the stabilizing agent is not significant unlessit is present to the extent of at least 0.5 percent of the total weightof the composition but it is not normally necessary to use more than 5%.An amount of stabilizing agent of from about 1% to about 3% of the totalweight of the composition is generally satisfactory.

In the production of compositions of the invention, a preferred methodfor obtaining the organic barium compound comprises reacting a bariumbase, i.e., the oxide or hydroxide, with an organic acidic substanceappropriate to give the required organic barium compound, using thewater-immiscible solvent as the reaction medium. The term organic acidicsubstance is used to indicate an organic compound having one or moreacidic hydrogen atoms replaceable by barium, and thus includes bothacids such as carboxylic and sulphonic acids and phenols.

One of the preferred methods for the production of an organic bariumcompound/barium carbonate complex involves the reaction of part of thetotal quantity of barium base employed with the organic acidicsubstance, thus forming a solution of the organic barium compound, andconversion of the remainder to carbonate in the solution of the organicbarium compound by contacting the solution with carbon dioxide. Thereaction mixture can contain a lower alcohol, such as methanol, duringthe formation of the organic barium compound, and in such instance theeffective barium base is probably the barium alkoxide.

1n the production of a composition of the invention containing an amine,the amine may be present in the water-immiscible solvent during theformation of the organic barium compound or organic bariumcompound/barium carbonate complex as described above, or it may besubsequently added to a solution of the organic barium compound thusformed. For the production of a composition containing a quaternaryammonium salt, addition of the quaternary ammonium salt to a solution ofthe organic barium compound or organic barium compound/ carbonatecomplex is generally the preferred method.

Another method for the production of a composition of the inventioncomprises forming a mixture of barium base, the organic acidicsubstance, a substantially water-insoluble amine, an alkanol containingnot more than four carbon atoms per molecule and, if required, thestabilizing agent, in the water-immiscible solvent. In such a process,the amount of the alkanol is preferably at least the molar equivalent ofthe barium oxide. The addition of the alkanol to the mixture may followor precede the addition of the barium base; the order of addition of thecomponents generally is not critical. The formation of organic bariumcompounds in this way proceeds readily at temperatures of for instancefrom 40 to 100 C. For the production of an organic bariumcompound/barium carbonate complex by this method, the total quantity ofbarium base required for conversion to the organic barium compound andto barium carbonate can be added to the reaction mixture initially, andafter allowing the formation of the organic barium compound to occur,the excess of barium base can be converted to carbonate by passingcarbon dioxide into the reaction mixture. Preferably, however, at leasta part of the barium base required for conversion to barium carbonate isadded after the formation of the organic barium compound. The additionalbarium base so added may be the oxide or the hydroxide. In a furthermodification, the barium base required for conversion to carbonate canbe introduced in portions, each portion being converted to carbonatebefore the introduction of the next portion.

Where barium oxide and an alkanol are used to form the organic bariumcompound, the conversion of additional barium oxide to barium carbonategenerally proceeds more smoothly if the alkanol is removed from thereaction mixture before carbonation is started. This allows carbonationto be effected at temperatures in excess of 120 C., for example, attemperatures of from 130 to 160 C. On the other hand, carbonation in thepresence of the alkanol is possible, but somewhat lower operatingtemperatures are then required.

When barium hydroxide is used as the barium base no alkanol is requiredin the reaction mixture. All of the barium hydroxide required forconversion to the organic barium compound and to barium carbonate can bepresent in the initial reaction mixture. To ensure high conversions ofthe organic acidic substance to the corresponding organic bariumcompound, it is preferable that at least the bulk of the water producedby this reaction should be removed from the reaction system. Suchremoval is conveniently effected by having present a solvent compatiblewith the reaction mixture and which forms an azeotrope with water.Toluene or benzene are especially suitable for this purpose. Theformation of the organic barium compound takes place at the boilingpoint of the azeotrope, which is distilled from the reaction mixture.The water is thereby continuously removed as it is formed, While, ifdesired, the solvent component of the azeotrope can be recycled to thereaction system.

Through the use of an azeotrope, the reaction system can besubstantially completely dehydrated before conversion of the excessbarium hydroxide to carbonate, but it has been found that products aremore readily filtered in a subsequent stage of the process if thecarbonation is carried out in the presence of a small amount of water.Effective amounts of water are generally with the range of from 1.0% to3.0% by Weight of the total reaction mixture, the most etfective amountbeing from 2.0% to 2.5%. Dehydration during the first stage of theprocess may accordingly be terminated when the reaction mixture has awater content of the required magnitude, or alternatively the reactionmixture can be substantially completely dehydrated following theformation of the organic barium compound, and the requisite amount ofwater added before carbonating the excess barium hydroxide.

Final treatment of products made using either barium oxide and analkanol or barium hydroxide usually includes subjection to an elevatedtemperature under reduced pressure to remove traces of volatilematerials such as alkanol, toluene and water, and a filtrationoperation.

By carrying out the above processes in the presence of a substantiallywater-insoluble amine, compositions of the invention can be obtaineddirectly. Essentially the same processes, carried out in the absence ofan amine, can be used to produce solutions of organic barium compoundsor organic barium compound/carbonate complexes in water-immisciblesolvents. Compositions of the invention are then obtainable from suchsolutions simply by mixing with a substantially water-insoluble amine orquaternary ammonium compound. The invention is illustrated by thefollowing examples.

EXAMPLE 1 To a suitable reaction vessel there were added 98.5 grams ofnonyl phenol, 11.5 grams of a reaction product of ipolybutyl succinicanhydride and tetraethylene pentamine, 45 grams of a mixture of aminescontaining 20 percent hexadecylamine, 17 percent octadecylamine, 26percent octadecenylamine and 37 percent octadecadienylamine, and 200grams of a petroleum naphtha solvent having a distillation range of 208C. to 260 C. The mixture was heated to 40 C. to effect solution. To thesolution there was added grams of barium oxide with stirring, whereuponthe temperature rose to C. after which cc. of methanol were addedslowly. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 30 minutes and thendistilled to a pot temperature of C. At 150 C. a vacuum was applied toeffect complete removal of the methanol. Carbon dioxide was then passedinto the mixture at 150 C. until no further absorption occurred. Thetemperature was maintained at 150 C. and a vacuum was applied to removeany traces of water.

The mixture was cooled to 65 C. and 65 grams of barium oxide and 90 cc.of methanol were added. The mixture was again refluxed, distilled andcarbonated as before. The filtered product contained 22.74 percent byweight of barium.

The following test was employed to show that the barium was present inthe composition in an essentially hydrophobic form. A sample of dieselfuel containing 0.5 percent by volume of the composition of Example 1was shaken with one percent of water for five minutes and allowed tostand for 24 hours. The mixture separated into two distinct layers.Examination of the aqueous layer showed no trace of barium.

The effectiveness of the composition of Example 1 in reducing the amountof smoke from the exhaust of a diesel engine was demonstrated in thefollowing manner. A fourcylinder Ford Trader engine was set at threequarter load and 1,800 revolutions per minute, and the fuel rate wasincreased independently of the governor until the exhaust smoke gave areading on the Hartridge scale of 70 using normal fuel. Without alteringthe engine setting the fuel was then switched to a test blendincorporating 0.5 percent by volume of the additive prepared accordingto Example 1. In a few minutes a reduction of smoke content of 50percent (Hartridge scale of 35) could be observed in stable conditions,

No sediment was observed even when fuel containing the additive had beenstored for a prolonged period.

EXAMPLE 2 A composition was prepared in a similar manner to thatdescribed in Example 1 except that the amine mixture referred to in thatexample was replaced by 13.5 grams of a mixture of his (hydroxyethyl)amines having an average molecular weight of 350, and wherein the thirdgroup attached to the nitrogen atom was derived from soybean oil ofwhich the principal constituent was probably his (hydroxyethyl)linolenylamine.

The product obtained in this way had emulsion and storage stabilitiescomparable with those of the product of Example 1, and Was equallyeffective as a smoke suppressant in diesel fuel.

EXAMPLE 3 This example describes the production of a bariumcontainingcomposition by an alternative process to that described in Example 1.

A reactor equipped with a stirrer, a Dean Stark trap and a gas inlettube was charged with 98.5 grams of nonyl phenol, 11.5 grams of apolybutenyl succinic anhydride, 15 grams of a mixture of his(hydroxyethyl) amines having an average molecular weight of 350 andcontaining bis (hydroxyethyl) linolenylamine as the principal component,115 grams of a petroleum naphtha solvent having a distillation range of2084360 C., 115 grams of a gas oil and 180 cc. of toluene. The mixturewas stirred at 40 C. until homogeneous, then 168 grams of bariumhydroxide monohydrate were added, and the temperature was increased tothe boiling point. Water which separated from the toluene-waterazeotrope in the Dean Stark arm was collected, and refluxing of themixture was continued until the quantity of Water removed correspondedto a residual water content of 2.4% by weight of the mixture.

The mixture was then cooled to 100-105 C., the 'Dean Stark arm wasreplaced by a condenser set for distillation, and carbon dioxide waspassed into the reaction mixture at this temperature until absorptionwas complete i.e., the outlet rate of carbon dioxide equalled the inletrate. A small amount of water and toluene distilled from the mixtureunder these conditions. The temperature was then gradually raised to 140C. thereby removing by distillation the bulk of the remainder of thewater and toluene. Final traces of water and toluene were removed byholding the batch under vacuum at 130l40 C. for 30 minutes. A filter aidwas stirred into the mixture which then filtered readily to give 469grams of a clear dark red product containing 23.8% by weight of barium.

EXAMPLE 4 A solution of a barium nonylphenate/barium carbonate complexwas obtained by essentially the method described in Example 3 butomitting the his (hydroxyethyl) amines.

Compositions according to the invention were prepared by adding to partsby weight of the solution of Example 4 5 parts by weight of each of thefollowing, giving parts by weight of the composition in each instance:

(1) Oleylamine.

(2) A mixture of primary amines derived from coconut oil, principalcomponent being laurylamine.

(3) A mixture of amines derived from soybean oil, principal componentbeing N-linolenyl-1,3-propylenediamine.

(4) The mixture of his (hydroxyethyl) amines used in Example 2.

(5) A 75%, by weight, solution of dialkyldimethylammonium chlorides inpropanol, in which the alkyl groups are octyl, decyl, dodecyl,tetradecyl, hexadecyl, octadecyl, octadecenyl and octadecadienyl.

In the foregoing description, the term composition usually signifies aconcentrate which is intended to be diluted with diesel oil to give animproved diesel fuel. Such concentrates can, for example, be added todiesel fuel in the proportions of from 0.1 to 1 part by volume per 100parts of volume of fuel, the normal optimum range being from 0.4 to 0.6part by volume per 100 parts by volume of fuel.

The embodiments of this invention in which an exclusive property orprivilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. A composition consisting of a mixture of:

an organic barium compound selected from the group consisting of bariumphenates, barium sulfonates and barium carboxylates (1) quaternaryammonium salts represented by the formula RI [R--1\ TRlaX where each Ris independently selected from the group consisting of C alkyl radicals,C alkylene radicals and substituted C alkyl and alkylene radicalswherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of aryl,aralkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkyleneoxy, polyalkyleneoxy and hydroxyalkyleneradicals, providing the total number of carbon atoms in all of the Rradicals is at least 12 and X is selected from the group consisting ofhalide and sulfate ions, at is the valence of X and is an integer from 1to 2; and (2) mixtures of (1) and A water-immiscible solvent; whereinthe ratio by weight of the quaternary ammonium compound to the oragniccomponent of the organic barium compound is in the range of from 1:1.25to 1: 12.5.

2. A composition of claim 1 wherein X is a halide ion.

3. A composition of claim 2 wherein the quaternary ammonium salt is adimethyldialkyl ammonium chloride.

4. A composition of claim 1 in which the quaternary ammonium salt isfrom about 2% to about 12% by Weight of the composition.

5. A composition of claim 1 wherein the water-immiscible solvent is analiphatic hydrocarbon having an atmospheric boiling point above about150 C.

6. A composition of claim 1 wherein the water-immiscible solvent ispetroleum naphtha having an atmospheric boiling point range of fromabout 200 C. to about 300 C.

7. A composition of claim 1 and from 1% to 3% by weight of a reactionproduct of an alkcnylsuccinic anhydride and a polyalkylene polyamine.

8. A composition according to claim 6 in which the organic bariumcompound is from 15 to 25% of the total weight of the composition.

9. A composition of claim 1 wherein the organic barium compound ispresent in association with barium carbonate.

10. A composition of claim 1 wherein the organic barium compound is abarium alkylphenate.

11. A composition of claim 10 wherein the barium alkylphenate is abarium monoalkylphenate wherein the alkyl group contains from 8 to 18carbon atoms.

12. A composition of claim 1 wherein the organic barium compound is from15 to 25% of the total weight of the composition.

13. An improved diesel fuel comprising a mixture of from 0.1 to 1 partby volume of a composition according to claim 1 per 100 parts by volumeof diesel fuel.

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DANIEL E. WYMAN, Primary Examiner W. J. SHINE, Assistant Examiner US.Cl. X.R.

